These are the two cohorts of Praetorian guards that I needed for the Ad Castores game. There were 9 cohorts of Praetorians in the Othonian army, but only 3 were sent northwards, initially, to resist the surprise transalpine Vitellian invasion.
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of the miniatures are the single Foundry Saleh pose, which luckily I
love. They were superbly painted for me by my friend Nick Speller. I do love the striped pila shafts he painted... I added the shield transfers, some highlights, varnished and based them. The grimacing Optio in the front rank is a Black Tree conversion,
and the cornicen and signifer are converted A&A's. I'm particularly proud
of the standards, which I extended by a cm or so, to make them suitably
imposing. The shield transfers are, of course, LBMS.
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Since originally sending these off to be painted, I've picked up some 3 dozen more unpainted Praetorians, and I'm minded to paint another cohort or two, so that I can use some of the lovely red LBMS transfers. And after all, at the battle of Cremona, there were Praetorians on both sides!
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Close this window Jump to comment formGorgeous unit. Best, Dean
24 September 2012 at 21:54
They look great!
24 September 2012 at 22:45
they look fantastic great painting
25 September 2012 at 08:06
Thanks chaps! Am well pleased with them.
25 September 2012 at 08:19
Imposing is the word! Excellent unit!
25 September 2012 at 09:56
Very nice job indeed, shields look great.
25 September 2012 at 12:48
Yep. That blue on the shields is tasty.
25 September 2012 at 16:29
Great en-masse look!
25 September 2012 at 23:35
Stunning work !!!
Best regards Michael
26 September 2012 at 19:33